- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35346 WP No. 26994 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26994 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SRI. SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, S/O LATE THIMME GOWDA, R/O SALAGOPPALU, HASSAN - 573 102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.C. SHANTA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REPRESENTEDS BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDINGS, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN - 573 201. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAKALESHPURA SUB DIVISION, HASSAN - 573 142, HASSAN DISTRICT. 4. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE ARAKALAGUDU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 142. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35346 WP No. 26994 of 2025 5. THE TAHSILDAR ARAKALAGUDU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 142. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-4 AND 5 TO CONSIDER THE RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER TO REGULARIZE HIS UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION OF LAND BEARING SY NO. 69 MEASURING AN EXTENT OF 3 ACRES SITUATED AT RAMENAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI ARAKALAGUDU TALUK HASSAN DIST VIDE ANX-A DATED 15.12.1998 AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER /S ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner filed an application in Form No.53 on 15.12.1988 seeking regularization of the unauthorized occupation of 3 acres of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35346 WP No. 26994 of 2025 land in Sy.No.69 at Ramanahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Arakalgudu Taluk, Hassan District. However, the application has not been taken up for consideration till date. 3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahsildar is duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before the ‘respondent- Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee is also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent-Tahsildar, Arakalagudu Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such an application filed by the petitioner in the year 1998, is pending consideration. If it is found that such an application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent- - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35346 WP No. 26994 of 2025 Tahsildar is directed to place before the 'respondent- Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation' the application along with his recommendation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, Committee shall consider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GJM CT: BHK